Unscramble corner

Definition of corner

noun:

• a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner", "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean".
• the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle".
• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room". Synonyms: nook.
• the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by". Synonyms: street corner, turning point.
• the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube".
• a small concavity. Synonyms: niche, recess, recession.
• a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market".
• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner". Synonyms: box.
• a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners".
• a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery".
• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone. Synonyms: quoin.

verb:

• gain control over; "corner the gold market".
• force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape. Synonyms: tree.
• turn a corner; "the car corners".

Related words

canthus, inglenook.

Words nearby

coiner, corer, corker, cornea, corned, cornel, cornet, coroner, scorner.

Rhymes with

foreigner, mourner, warner.